Wireless Security - Pirelli DISCUS DRG A225G User Manual

Wireless Security

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DISCUS™ DRG A225G
Channel and SSID Panel
FIGURE 10.
To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security function.
The VoIP Router supports the following security mechanism:
• WPA/WPA2
• WPA2 Only
• WEP
• Disabled
To enable one of the above encryption methods, access the "security" pages
located at the following path: Wireless>>Security. By default the WPA/WAP2
method is enabled.
WPA/WPA2 and WPA2 Only
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines temporal key integrity protocol (TKIP)
and 802.1x mechanisms. It provides dynamic key encryption and 802.1x au-
thentication service.
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) is a product certification that is available
through the Wi-Fi Alliance. WPA2 certifies that wireless equipment is compati-
ble with the IEEE 802.11i standard. The WPA2 product certification formally re-